Is LAMA2-RD a muscle disease?
Primarily yes. LAMA2-RD is a muscle disease, but it can also affect breathing, bones, joints, feeding and growth, and in some people the nervous system.
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What is LAMA2-RD?
What does LAMA2 stand for?
What causes LAMA2-RD?
What is the role of the LAMA2 gene?
What does the laminin alpha-2 protein do in the body?
What is the difference between LAMA2-RD, MDC1A, merosin-deficient congenital muscular dystrophy and LAMA2-CMD?
How rare is LAMA2-RD?
How many people worldwide are living with LAMA2-RD?
How many patients are there in Europe?
How many LAMA2-RD patients are there in my country?
What forms of LAMA2-RD exist?
What is the difference between the severe and milder forms of LAMA2-RD?
Is LAMA2-RD inherited?
Can two healthy parents have a child with LAMA2-RD?
What is the chance that another child in our family will have LAMA2-RD?
Is prenatal testing available for LAMA2-RD?
Is preimplantation genetic testing possible?
What is the difference between the LAMA2 gene and the laminin alpha-2 protein